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Backpage: A Blueprint for Squelching Speech
Reason.com via AOL· 1 day agoHow the Backpage prosecution helped create a playbook for suppressing online speech, debanking disfavored groups, and using "conspiracy" charges to...
Judge acquits Backpage co-founder Michael Lacey on most counts
Reason.com· 5 days agoA federal judge has acquitted Backpage co-founder Michael Lacey of dozens of counts, including a...
Backpage executives acquitted of previous prostitution, money laundering convictions
Courthouse News Service· 6 days agoFive months after a jury convicted them on dozens of prostitution and money laundering charges, a...
QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com
The Intercept· 3 days agoAmericans adore a moral panic. The Satanic Panic convinced Americans of the 1980s that absurd claims of ritual abuse and sacrifice were somehow credible. Around the same time, there was “stranger ...
Cable News Viewers Have a Skewed Attitude Toward Gaza War, Survey Finds
The Intercept· 1 hour agoAmericans who get their news primarily from cable are the only people who believe that Israel is not...
Sex trafficking federal lawsuit filed against Motel 6, three King County locations
KING5 Seattle· 6 days agoMotel 6 and three of its locations in King County are facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly knowing...
Rochester spa owner accused of using business for prostitution across WNY
13WHAM Rochester· 5 days agoThe owner of a local wellness spa is facing federal charges, accused of using the spa to operate a...
New York’s highest court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s landmark #MeToo rape and assault convictions
Courthouse News Service· 5 days agoNew York’s highest court of appeals on Thursday morning overturned former independent movie mogul...
Biden Says He Told Nigeria to Kill Fewer Civilians — but Nigeria Keeps Killing Lots of Civilians
The Intercept· 1 day agoIt is the latest in a long-running series of attacks on civilians by the government of Nigeria, one...
Key US House races draw big money and candidates in Indiana Republican primary
Courthouse News Service· 5 days agoWith millions of dollars spent and more than two dozen candidates in the running, Indiana's May 7...